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hexadecimal en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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• /ˌhɛksəˈdɛsɪməl/

Etymology

1952, from hexa- + decimal; see the Wikipedia article for more information. Piecewise doublet of sexadecimal.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Of a number, expressed in hexadecimal.

Relateds

base · 0x · octal · binary · decimal

Synonyms

base-sixteen

Translations (28)

cy hecsadegol (expressed in hexadecimal) · el δεκαεξαδικός (expressed in hexadecimal) · de hexadezimal (expressed in hexadecimal) · hy տասնվեցական (expressed in hexadecimal) · eo deksesuma (expressed in hexadecimal) · fi heksadesimaalinen (expressed in hexadecimal) · is sextándatala (expressed in hexadecimal) · cs hexadecimální (expressed in hexadecimal) · sh heksadecimalan (expressed in hexadecimal) · it esadecimale (expressed in hexadecimal) · gl hexadecimal (expressed in hexadecimal) · ca hexadecimal (expressed in hexadecimal) · nl hexadecimaal (expressed in hexadecimal) · sh хексадецималан (expressed in hexadecimal) · pl szesnastkowy (expressed in hexadecimal) · la sedecimalis (expressed in hexadecimal) · fr hexadécimal (expressed in hexadecimal) · da hexadecimal (expressed in hexadecimal) · ru шестнадцатери́чный (expressed in hexadecimal) · cs šestnáctkový (expressed in hexadecimal) · sv hexadecimal (expressed in hexadecimal) · he הקסדצימלית (expressed in hexadecimal) · hu hexadecimális (expressed in hexadecimal) · nl hexadecimale (expressed in hexadecimal) · ro hexadecimal (expressed in hexadecimal) · he הקסדצימלי (expressed in hexadecimal) · pt hexadecimal (expressed in hexadecimal) · es hexadecimal (expressed in hexadecimal)

hexadecimal en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /ˌhɛksəˈdɛsɪməl/

Etymology

1952, from hexa- + decimal; see the Wikipedia article for more information. Piecewise doublet of sexadecimal.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) A number system with base sixteen, using the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A, B, C, D, E and F, most used in computing as a hexadecimal digit can represent four bits, half a standard byte, and thus a single byte can be represented conveniently with two digits.
2. (countable) A number expressed in the hexadecimal system.

Forms

Deriveds

hexit · hexadecimally · nonhexadecimal · hexadecimal time

Synonyms

sedecimal · hex · base sixteen · sexadecimal

Translations (28)

fr hexadécimal (number system with base sixteen) · fi heksadesimaaliluku (number system with base sixteen) · sv hexadecimala talsystemet (number system with base sixteen) · no sekstentallsystem (number system with base sixteen) · da hexadecimale talsystem (number system with base sixteen) · hi षोडशाधार (number system with base sixteen) · he בסיס הקסדצימלי (number system with base sixteen) · es hexadecimal (number system with base sixteen) · pl system szesnastkowy (number system with base sixteen) · nl heksadecimale talstelsel (number system with base sixteen) · ru шестнадцатери́чная систе́ма (number system with base sixteen) · it sistema numerico esadecimale (number system with base sixteen) · nan 十六進位 /十六进位 (number system with base sixteen) · de Sedezimalsystem (number system with base sixteen) · fi heksadesimaalijärjestelmä (number system with base sixteen) · is sextándatala (number system with base sixteen) · da sekstentalssystem (number system with base sixteen) · ko 십육진법 (number system with base sixteen) · pt sistema hexadecimal (number system with base sixteen) · cs hexadecimální soustava (number system with base sixteen) · is sextándakerfi (number system with base sixteen) · ja 十六進法 (number system with base sixteen) · sh heksadecimalni sistem (number system with base sixteen) · sh хексадецимални систем (number system with base sixteen) · de Hexadezimalsystem (number system with base sixteen) · cs šestnáctková soustava (number system with base sixteen) · ro sistem hexazecimal (number system with base sixteen) · el δεκαεξαδικό (number system with base sixteen)